Rolling always looses against the perfect brace

The last few weeks I have been working with a guest that wanted to learn how to roll their kayak. It is always interesting to learn why someone wants to learn this skill. And it got me thinking on my own evolution as a kayaker into a paddling coach.

The sine qua non of Greenland Kayaking

I am adding fuel to the fire of debate with this post.

Greenland paddlers like to say we “qajaq”.  We sometimes wear a tulik that make us look like a talking seal.  The paddle we use looks like a thin-down two by four piece of lumber.  We prefer to play between the edge of where air [...]